Aaranya Kaandam - Accolades

Accolades

National Film Awards

• Best Editing - Praveen K. L.
• Best First Film of a Director - Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Vijay Awards

• Best Story, Screenplay Writer - Thiagarajan Kumararaja
• Best Cinematographer - P. S. Vinod
• Best Background Score - Yuvan Shankar Raja
• Best Stunt Director - Dilip Subbarayan
• Best Film (nominated)
• Best Director - Thiagarajan Kumararaja (nominated)
• Best Supporting Actor - Somasundaram (nominated)
• Best Villain - Jackie Shroff (nominated)
• Best Editor - Praveen K. L. & N. B. Srikanth (nominated)
• Best Art Director - Videsh (nominated)
• Best Make Up Artistes (nominated)

Vikatan Awards

• Best Villan – Jackie Shroff
• Best Screenplay Writer – Thiagarajan Kumararaja

South Asian International Film Festival

• Grand Jury Award for Best Film

London International Film Festival

• Western Union Audience Award

Aaranya Kaandam appeared on many top ten or top five lists of the best films of 2011.

• 1st — The Hindu
• 1st — 600024.com
• 2nd — Behindwoods
• 2nd — The Asian Age
• 4th — Rediff
• 6th — Nowrunning.com